Turn 8 - The arch
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:04 am
Unidentified Asteroid, near space trade lane, In vicinity of communications relay
Mission timer: 01.08.22
Lt Ericson rounded the corner, following Squad 1 and 2. Her heart was racing and her finger stung from adrenaline. She could feel how the perspiration ran in trickles down her back, she glanced down on her left forearm. A control panel was situated on the inside of the arm and a thick gloved finger pressed the climate control button once more. A synthetic beep confirmed her selection and the hum from the fan inside her helmet increased in pitch slightly.
Lt Ericson checked her rifle again, it was on safety. The M41s had been modified pre jump so they had a larger safety switch to accomodate for the marines wearing gloves.
Lt Ericson saw how the corridor took a turn and followed the two squads up ahead out. What she saw next she was totally unprepared for. They suddenly found themselves on a bridge. The bridge was the exact same width as the corridor, and made from the same glassy green material. The room they entered was collossal. The roof lumbered so high aloft that the lights had trouble reaching it, but where they did the same slick glassy surface glinted back at them. Beneath them a chasm gaped, a thin white fog collected the light into shafts that swung back and forth - Unable to penetrate down to the floor.
Lt Ericson turned around and looked for Chappell, she saw him a few paces back. "Drop a flare" she said to him. Chappell dropped a chemical flare into the soupy mist below and they followed it for a few seconds before it disappeared completely.
Lt Ericson had never suffered from vertigo, luckily, because this bridge was probably as bad as it would get for someone who did. There were no safety rails, and despite the bridge being well 3 meters wide it still felt very narrow. Dwarfed by the huge room. On the far side a similar door they had passed a few meters back were situated. On the far side of ther bridge they could also see the faint glow of a dropped chemical flare.
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Mission timer: 01.08.22
Lt Ericson rounded the corner, following Squad 1 and 2. Her heart was racing and her finger stung from adrenaline. She could feel how the perspiration ran in trickles down her back, she glanced down on her left forearm. A control panel was situated on the inside of the arm and a thick gloved finger pressed the climate control button once more. A synthetic beep confirmed her selection and the hum from the fan inside her helmet increased in pitch slightly.
Lt Ericson checked her rifle again, it was on safety. The M41s had been modified pre jump so they had a larger safety switch to accomodate for the marines wearing gloves.
Lt Ericson saw how the corridor took a turn and followed the two squads up ahead out. What she saw next she was totally unprepared for. They suddenly found themselves on a bridge. The bridge was the exact same width as the corridor, and made from the same glassy green material. The room they entered was collossal. The roof lumbered so high aloft that the lights had trouble reaching it, but where they did the same slick glassy surface glinted back at them. Beneath them a chasm gaped, a thin white fog collected the light into shafts that swung back and forth - Unable to penetrate down to the floor.
Lt Ericson turned around and looked for Chappell, she saw him a few paces back. "Drop a flare" she said to him. Chappell dropped a chemical flare into the soupy mist below and they followed it for a few seconds before it disappeared completely.
Lt Ericson had never suffered from vertigo, luckily, because this bridge was probably as bad as it would get for someone who did. There were no safety rails, and despite the bridge being well 3 meters wide it still felt very narrow. Dwarfed by the huge room. On the far side a similar door they had passed a few meters back were situated. On the far side of ther bridge they could also see the faint glow of a dropped chemical flare.
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