[voice; locked to new hires]

[garmr]

[Guts’ voice will be jumping in at the crack of dawn, and he’s pissed.]

If you don’t wanna die in this stinking metal heap, then listen up.

Adora found Setsuna and Tenten after someone tried to kill them. They'll live, but they're in bad shape. Real bad. The guards were useless, as you would expect.

They were attacked in one of the locked halls while we were sleeping, around the west side of the Rig. No one knows who did it, so keep your eyes peeled. Don't wander around alone if you don't have to.

Unless somebody’s got any better ideas, we should mount up a night watch until the bastard is found - in shifts and in pairs. Any of you that can fight and have a sharp eye can chip in. Don’t expect many of us to be getting much sleep, anyway.

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[greyerrant]

I will keep watch. If we are in a state of needing to fight I can function on minimal rest for some time.

[garmr]

Far as I can tell, it was an ambush. We’ll need to be ready for a fight when it’s least expected.

How much sleep is minimal for you, Loken?

[valkywhee]

No one with a brain is gonna try anything while you're around. We need a decoy who looks helpless.

[Like her.]

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[xrater]

I volunteered my services to Rig Security and took part in the initial investigation. I am submitting detailed findings to them. I have asked, and obtained permission, to take other members of our little community through for a more in-depth forensic investigation later. Some of my conclusions will no doubt change once a full report of their injuries has been released.

To summarize, however, it appears that Tenten was assaulted in the hallway and dragged into a side room for... flensing. Judging by the patterns of the blood, I would think that the stab wound reported was the last injury she received, as it appears that her attacker was interrupted.

It seems Setsuna was more easily subdued, which is logical considering the difference in their combat capabilities, and set up for a faster method of murder, suffocation, before the security guard interrupted. Whoever the attacker was managed to perform a brute force cardioectomy on the guard in one attempt before leaving the room.

Judging by the angle of the blow to the guard's chest, the damage done to the hallway, and the subdual of two New Hires and the guard, I'd estimate the attacker to be somewhere between 175 and 185 centimeters tall, highly skilled in combat, and possessing more than human strength and speed through either natural or external methods.

It might be wise to wait for Tenten and Setsuna to be available for comment before leaping to conclusions, but I've already compiled a list of suspects based on the Rig's personnel files. The list is... short. But hopefully they'll be able to tell us something to clear out any names.

Assuming, of course, the attacker isn't a shapeshifter or didn't use some sort of disguise. Also assuming, of course, that the attacker is a member of Jorgmund's staff. They could well be an outsider or an intruder.

[greyaria]

I wouldn't count on either survivor being a useful witness. Trauma interferes with memory formation.

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[garmr]

[Well, that took a while for the text-to-speech to parse through.]

Could've been an outsider. It ain't like this place is airtight from whatever is wandering around outside. Wouldn't be surprised if our bosses pissed somebody off and they're coming to get their revenge.

[greyaria]

Tenten and Setsuna will both recover. Not as quickly as I'd like, given how rudimentary the medical facilities are--which is why I couldn't save the guard. It's not like a heart replacement is hard! How do they expect me to function without flash-cloning?

[Will she ever stop shittalking the Medbay? Signs point to "no."]

Anyway, as long as attacks keep getting interrupted like this, people's odds are pretty good!

[Emily, no.]

[garmr]

[Guts will take slow recovery over none at all.]

How long do you think they'll need?

[princesspower]

We're going to find this person. That's a promise.

[aleifr]

We will.

Are you alright?

[nyanhat]

One more for night watch here.

[ He's a cat, he's got that shit down. ]

[garmr]

[Cat person... not the strangest help he's gotten.]

All right. Do you need the same amount of sleep as a human?

[voice]

[aleifr]

I'll keep watch. Has someone looked over the site of the attack yet? Someone who knows what the hell they're doing?

[One of the hires, in as many words.]

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[xrater]

I've had a brief look, but I'll be going over it again soon. With Saturday.

The scene's already contaminated, so I'm not sure what I'll find that I didn't the first time, but it will be easier with fewer people around.

I did overhear something interesting, though. There's been at least four other attacks that we haven't heard of. Tenten and Setsuna are simply the first survivors. We have Adora to thank for quite a few things, it seems.

[scavengineer]

I'm volunteering for Night Watch too. I can't exactly fight unless I can build a trap for whoever or whatever this is, though. What I can do is keep an eye out and let people know if I see anything suspicious.

As long as I'm careful, they won't see me, and even if they do I can just hide in the vents.

[garmr]

An extra set of eyes and ears could be a big help. An alarm would be useful in a pinch if you do see something, if you can put one together.

Mice are usually pretty active at night - is that the same for you? How much sleep do you need?

[wheyoftheadept]

i'll take a night watch, too.

[garmr]

I'll let you know when we gather to set up the shifts.

How are you holding up?

[voice]

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan's voice tends to sound like someone doing a bad impression of Slingblade. It's tinted vaguely of yokel. He comes by it naturally.]

New here. What are the areas we're watching and how many we need per night?

[garmr]

Hell of a time to be dropping in.

We protect the sleeping quarters. I'm sure you've noticed our bosses gave us rooms without doors, generous as they are. The attacker is going to figure out where we sleep eventually, if they don't know already. It's too exposed for my liking.

With the numbers we got, and doing each shift in pairs... Looks like each one will be about two hours. Three for one unlucky pair, but we'll cycle through them, and some of us need less sleep than others.

[bringinghopewithme]

I volunteer.

[He tacks on a quick private message to Sam.]

You keep a level head and I am about to need someone to watch my six while I follow a scent trail. Are you up for it?

[Private]

[fromfryingpantofire]

Yeah, I'm okay to do that.

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[vampthropologist]

Well! How exciting. I had intended to introduce myself more formally, but this take precedence. As I don't currently require sleep, I'm willing to take as many night watches as needed.

For those of you I've not met: my name is Beckett, and I am a vampire, or Kindred, as we call ourselves. There was someone from a world like mine around, a young man called Kevin, but he seems to have disappeared. Aside from the circumstances, it's a pleasure to meet you all.

[garmr]

[a vampire

He supposes he should be thankful this guy is a nice vampire. ]

Good to have you. The rest of us mortals need a bit of a wink in at some point.

[video]

[rootinest]

[Woody finally has a comm his size thanks to asking Brainy for help and begging Jorgmund to let the alien briefly into the labs to make him one. It floats near him just like everyone else's comms can.]

Buzz and I have talked about it and we're willing to stay up for a night watch. We don't need to sleep as much as humans, and more than that, we might not even register as alive to who or whatever it is, especially if we hide somewhere and keep still.

[Sure enough he's hiding...somewhere enclosed, where no one can hear him talking on his comm. Maybe a crawlspace of some kind? Or a little space in some ducts somewhere.]

Meaning we can maybe ambush it and send out a call for help while we pin it down. Turns out we both can do things now we couldn't do before.

We can also fit in the vents. We could patrol through them, too. Peek out in different places and report in if we see something suspicious. We're good at getting around and sneaking into places we're not meant to be.

[A pause as he wrings his hands on the brim of his hat.]

Anyone - anything - willing to hurt people so young needs to be stopped.

[garmr]

Good. We could use extra eyes for scouting.

If you get in a position where you can pin them down, you should finish 'em off. I wouldn't hold back if someone's comin' at you with a killing intent. Could get ugly, fast.

[he's from the medieval grimdark world, don't mind him.]

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[kingofneworleans]

I'd be up for volunteering for night watch. I'm used to fighting in close quarters even if I prefer a bit more distance. Pretty sure Rogue would be willing, too.

permavoice because what is texting

[garmr]

Good to have you on board. The more hands we've got, the stronger the defense.

[voice]

[loomingterror]

[This was a bad idea. This was definitely a very bad idea but...]

I-I-I can probably help with the watch. I’m in the camp of can’t fight but I can get around the vents, and into places most people can’t. A-and can warn people if I s-see anything.

[And he’s just going to stick with that vagueness for now. It’s not even entirely true that he can’t fight. But by the sound of it, he’s definitely not on par with what most people here can do, and frankly, he’d just prefer no one relied on him for that. Whatever was out to kill the humans on this rig, he didn’t fancy getting in a tussle with it if that could be helped. It was already taking just about all the courage he could muster up to do what felt like the right thing and at least help keep an eye out.

And he already had a feeling he was going to regret that alone.]

I like being awake at night an-anyway.

[voice]

[walkingballpit]

You’d also be a really goo if choice to keep an eye on the bait volunteers. How well do you know the vent tunnels?

[Video]

[fromfryingpantofire]

I'm up for night guard duty as well. I've mostly been working at night for a lot of years. Shouldn't be a massive change.

[garmr]

Monsters do like to crawl around in the dark, don't they?

[video]

[credit_not_blame]

Count me in for night watch and/or bait duty.

Before anybody fusses about the last one, me being mad or scared or upset makes it easier for me to shift into eight feet of murder.

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[wheyoftheadept]

that's one hell of a defense mechanism.

[no one has explained the mechanics of werewolfing to saturday]

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[somnioergosum]

I've got insomnia anyway so that's one more volunteer.

voice aaand privated

[garmr]

If they attack on your watch, it may be up to you to do the killing. You feel ready for that kind of fight?

[It isn't meant to be condescending - training was all too different from a fight to the death with a superhuman opponent.]

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[grimbiker]

I have a question. Why would this attacker stop? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they did. But if they killed a guard with that much force, it seems odd that Adora's presence would make them change their mind.

Something to consider in this investigation.

permavoice

[garmr]

Something made them stop before Adora got there. What she found was the aftermath.

Not sure what made them leave the job unfinished. That's probably what the others are figurin' out now.

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[heterochrocatic]

I'll keep an eye out.

[garmr]

Appreciate the extra hand. You holding up okay?

[Catra was also there, and it wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows they had all stumbled up on.]

[gempathizing]

I can take shifts anytime. Fighting and magic shields are a pretty big part of my resume, so. Just let me know.

[garmr]

A shield could come in handy. How familiar are you with fighting?

[The fact that Steven is a kid doesn't seem to factor in here??]

[greatlyexaggerated]

[It's been..... a rather long time since Cain has shown his face around. And not particularly the right timing that he wanted to announce his presence on the Rig again. Also, he is so incredibly frakking tired. But here he is, dark shadows under his eyes, delivering his rehearsed contribution with an appropriately somber, yet determined face. He's not saying anything that hasn't already been said, obviously. But half of public speaking is stating the obvious.]

My condolences to the victims. Whichever coward did this needs to be brought to justice, and I'm more than happy to lend a hand to make it happen.

I'm afraid I'm quite out of the loop, though. [He says, ruefully.] Being gone for most of a month will do that. Somebody mind filling me in on what I've missed?

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[wheyoftheadept]

you look dead in the water chummer. everything okay?

you missed a flash flood and these weird eggs that hatch these gross space crabs that grab your face and lay more eggs in your stomach. also they had acid blood and grow up to be acid spitting razor clawed space dinosaurs in like, an hour after they hatch by burrowing out of your chest. completely bogus.

oh, and a skunk.