[text/action - a very brief network post]

[lovesthepain]

A quick note to the security team: would you all mind coming to the office for a meeting? Now, more than ever, I feel we need to discuss and plan for what's going on.

[Never mind that Harpuia isn't even on the security staff and acting like he's in charge of the whole thing. Acting like he's in charge is kind of just what Harpuia does.]

Anyone who has any information that may be of use or feels they can be of service is welcome to attend, as well. We're in no position to turn down anything that could help us prepare for what's to come.


[Indeed, Harpuia is already waiting in the security office, looking over a map of the area he picked up from an FDC tourist center then immediately covered in notes and circles.]

Comments

[lovesthepain]

Sit down, Wave, please. This isn't the time to be picky about who contributes, is it?

[Says the guy acting like he's in charge when HE DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE.]

It's not as though anyone else has rounded security up to plan for this situation, have they?

[babylonmechanic]

The only thing I'm being picky about is who gets to boss me around, and it sure as hell isn't you.

[That said... She did still sit down at her desk, kicking her feet up.]

Well, if you really want to brainstorm, I can humor you.

[lovesthepain]

I'll be sure to note that once you start taking a bit more responsibility. Until then... well, your cooperation for now is appreciated.

Since we can no longer hope to oversee evacuations, we need to concentrate on what we can do for the student body.

[babylonmechanic]

And I suppose you've got some idea where everyone would be safe from a falling moon in the city. Not like we've got bomb shelters.

[lovesthepain]

The closest facsimile we have is the catacombs beneath the school.

Even they would fall woefully short with an impact of this magnitude, but... maybe we've already reached a point where all we can do is try to provide the illusion of peace of mind.

[babylonmechanic]

Fat lot of good that'll do when the disaster hits. There's no place in the city that's going to be safe from this, so there's no point in worrying about it. Either we do something radical to stop the moon, or we might as well just bend over and kiss our collective butts goodbye.

[lovesthepain]

I'm very aware of that, Wave. What, exactly, do you propose we do about it, then?

[babylonmechanic]

Easy. Rather than wasting time with hopeless pursuits, we figure out a way to stop the moon. Something has to be pulling it down, so put those scanners of yours to good use, and track it.

[lovesthepain]

My scanners are short-range, Wave. I'd have to be standing on the surface of the moon to do that, and even if I were to reach it, it would take a ridiculous amount of time to traverse its entire area.

Likewise... if there's some person drawing it in, don't you think you'd have found some hint of them by now? Unless I'm mistaken, the security team's job is to patrol and monitor surveillance feeds.

Rest assured, I'd like to get at the root cause of this just as badly as you, but it's just not that simple! We need to consider everything we can be doing for the citizens right now, no matter how small.

[babylonmechanic]

Who said anything about going to the moon? If there's a signal transmitting to it, or even some force field projecting up at it, we might be able to use equipment on the ground to track it.

I don't know if you've noticed, but we aren't doing all that hot in the surveillance department right now, what with the school trashed. Most of the gear here has been out of commission since the monster stomped on the academy. I'm working on it though.

Look, I get that you want to be the hero here, but the situation's a bit more complicated than that. Given the rate of the moon's descent, its mass, and the projected impact zone, even if we did evacuate everyone into the bunkers, unless they were completely rebuilt and reinforced, there'd only be about a 5% chance of survival. And that's not assuming the moon doesn't break up or just stop as soon as it hits. You want to help save as many people as you can. So do I. I just think the only way we'll make a difference is to stop the moon.