[Video] | Week 65: Monday morning, early

[loveshishammer]

[The view on the screen is not actually Thor's face, but rather mountainous trees and a canyon a little ways below, lit by the just-rising sun. Thor's voice, however, is loud and clear, if a bit shouty-- obviously, he's hovering, Mjolnir whirling above his head.]

Did anyone else see the meteor shower beyond the city, last night? I have found where it should have touched ground, or where some of it should have touched ground, and I see nothing, no damage... except these.

[The view takes a dive, as Thor swoops lower to hold his communicator over the ravine, flying a slow pass over it to record the cluster of separated pods, many of which appear to be empty.]

Was anyone aware of this collection of pods?

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[loveshishammer]

Then either their location is a coincidence, or perhaps one of the ones from the now-empty pods are at fault. Only two of these are occupied.

[He gestures to each one in turn.]

Though I do not know enough of this technology to tell whether they even still function properly. They do appear to have power.

[nodavinci]

Or the other pods were never occupied. There are plenty of empty ones on the ship.

[Which, given the sleeper population on the ship, really does raise the question of just how bad Salvation's creators had expected things to get.

Not to mention how bad they really did get while she was offline.]

[loveshishammer]

Oh. I actually had been unaware of that. Then it is entirely possible that these were empty-- is there any way to tell?

[He pokes at one of the currently empty ones, leaning in to examine it for some kind of sign. He explains his interest as:]

If there are people from these pods, they may not have been told what is happening, and could be lost.

[nodavinci]

They would've had a hard time wandering off much before now. The rockslide looks recent.

[Still, Tony picks his way over, cautious of the shifting terrain, to examine the pods more closely.]

It doesn't look like they broke off from the main chambers of the ship. See how they're clustered? It looks like the container they were in was a lot smaller.

[loveshishammer]

And yet, the container is not here. What could it be? Does Salvation have detachable parts or companion vessels that might have pods in them?

[It seems a bit silly to think she does. Why would any kind of shuttle or scout vessel have pods in them?]

[nodavinci]

Nothing I've seen, but most of the ship's still buried. It could be an escape pod. Salvation might tell us if we ask her about it.

[loveshishammer]

Ah, then perhaps we should do that. At the least, she ought to be made aware of them, if she is not already.

[And as he's pretty much uncertain what else he might do here, he's completely prepared to go do that, himself.]

[nodavinci]

Good idea. If it's a prison vessel, I'd rather know before we start digging the rest of it out.

[Hey, it could be one.]

[loveshishammer]

[Thor eyes the pods skeptically.]

It seems as though there would be more security if it was for a prison. But! I will go ask her, if I can make contact. Will you remain here and investigate further?

[nodavinci]

Yeah, I'll stick around here for a while.

[Crashed podlike things are just so interesting.]

[loveshishammer]

Very well. I should not be long, unless Salvation is avoiding me!

[It makes no matter to him, so long as he can find Tony later with his answers. He flashes the man a quick grin, then swings Mjolnir and is off.]

((and handwave informing Salvation, or would you like to play it? ^^ ))