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[falsesmile]

Who: Ves (falsesmile) and general!
When: Day 6, afternoon
Where: The Ruined Hull
What: General exploration post!

[ The Ruined Hull has been unlocked! The go-team has been in the area for a while, the stay-team members who are so inclined have probably meandered over here somehow by now -- time to go exploring, but keep an eye on those suit power levels ♥ ]

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[dateme]

Too bad, that woulda come in handy here. [ Inui shrugs, moving over towards the power core and looking up at it as it casts blue light across his face. ]

This is the sorta thing you only see in comic books.

[anewhope]

[ Clark pauses before replying, steady. ]

Let's hope it's as neat as it is in comic books.

[ Because the reality is very different. ]

[dateme]

Right?

Hey, what d'you think'll happen if we mess around with this thing? [ he motions to the giant power core with a thumb, wandering a little closer. ]

Maybe we can turn it back on?

[anewhope]

Yes. I'm sure there's a convenient button just for that.

[ If only. Still Clark approaches the power core with no fear. He doesn't reach out to touch it though. ]

It probably needs an activation code.

[dateme]

We could always check for something, see if anything down here works. Someone found a bunch of these weird glowing batteries earlier.

[ Technically power cells, but Inui's not really sure what to call them, more interested in peering around at the foot of the power core for any sort of toolbox or other upended items. ]

[anewhope]

Batteries?

[ He's surprised that this advanced race even needs something like that. ]

I don't suppose they found where to use them.

[dateme]

I didn't ask. [ Inui shrugs, aaaand--bingo. Inui finds a rusted, warped metal box--looks like something an engineer might have--and drags it out. ]

Feel like flexing those pecks a little?

[anewhope]

Just break it open?

[ There's no hesitation in wanting to comply with Inui's request, though he's eyeing the metal box warily. ]

[dateme]

Well unless you see a key or something hanging around. [ Clark please, this place has been abandoned. What's a little exploratory theft? ]

[anewhope]

[ He sighs before pressing down on the box lightly. It breaks open neatly, the sides collapsing. ]

AFTER HASTILY FIRING OFF SOME QS TO THE MODS...

[dateme]

[ And as Clark does the whole thing...pretty much crumbles. But hey! There's stuff inside right? A bunch of small plastic figures that look like...

Huh. ]

...Are those plastic monsters? [ Space dinosaurs, to be precise. ]

[anewhope]

[ Clark delicately picks one up. ]

I — they appear to be?

[dateme]

[ Inui crouches down and carefully picks one up to inspect it and...yeah, wow. These look like tiny plastic alien dinosaurs or monsters or something. ]

Sooo...We found alien collectables?

[anewhope]

They're . . . cute.

[ Clark dangles them thoughtfully. Perhaps there were families on these ships. Children. His heart aches. His parents hadn't had the time to put anything else in the pod, not with Krypton's imminent destruction looming over their heads. He clears his throat, looking away. ]

Should we leave them here?

[dateme]

Well they're not especially useful... An' I don't feel like stealing some dead person's toys. [ Inui shrugs. ]

Let's look for other stuff.

[anewhope]

We don't know if they're dead.

[ But Clark does leave them there. ] Where to?

[dateme]

Well, there's plenty of panels and stuff. Let's see if we can find anything. [ Clark, please don't jinx them. ]

[anewhope]

I'm not keen on breaking the ship.

[ At least not yet. It could be an option later. ]

[dateme]

We don't need to break 'em unless they're stuck though right? It looks like they've got handles. Let's peek in a few, come on~

[anewhope]

All right. Which one?

[ Clark is reluctant to take ownership here. It's been a while since he's made a decision and it hasn't backfired on him spectacularly. ]

[dateme]

[ It's okay. Inui's used to taking charge and pushing people along into things. It's what he would have done to Tobari back home if he hadn't woken up in an alien vessel without warning like this.

And prodding Clark along is fun. ]

How about the big one? It doesn't look like it's been opened yet.

[anewhope]

[ Clark nods quietly, pressing his hands down on the bigger box. He feels unnerved, like they're defiling someone else's home but there's no way around it. ]

[dateme]

[ If he's like this over some alien ship that hasn't been touched in who knows how long, Inui would wonder how Clark feels about archaeology in general. But--since that's all internalized and Inui's more keen to see what's inside, he'll wait for Clark to peel back the panel before he goes peeking around inside and finds a....well, he's not exactly sure what it is. But it looks like a drill gun, and it glows. ]

Whoa...

[anewhope]

[ Clark only gives it a glancing look, completely uninterested. ]

You might as well take it.

[ He has no need for drill guns and weapons. ]

[dateme]

You sure you don't want anything? [ He doesn't mind sharing, though he supposes if Clark can shoot laser beams from his eyes he really has no use for any of this stuff. ]