Banduk Gundu
Tien
Posts: 114
Base: 34,770
Warrior: 104,310
Zeni: 2,717
Items: Senzu Bean
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Post by Banduk Gundu on Apr 7, 2014 20:10:57 GMT -5
Banduk followed along, listening to Sebastian's words as the man explained his perspective on the two worlds; Mement Mor and Belegost. He respected the person's choice in preferring his home world, of course. After all, there were few things a Namekian cherished more than his home planet. Still, the fact that Sebastian preferred the blazing hot and dry wasteland over a lush planet of green and blue raised Banduk's brow... Water was another thing Namekian's cherished dearly, and there clearly didn't seem to be very much of that on Belegost's surface.
Even with all the talk about how seemingly normal the two worlds were, there was a lot that Team B didn't know about this setting, and Banduk wanted answers. He levitated into the air with Sebastian and Frigid (who would likely take flight as well), trusting that Man could indeed manage on his feet, all the while keeping an eye out for a source of fresh water.
"I, too, am curious." Banduk spoke up as Man expressed curiosity about the business Sebastian had mentioned. "What kind of work do the people of these worlds do?" he asked, more directly than Man had.
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Post by Sebastian De'Vont on Apr 8, 2014 21:26:05 GMT -5
The android could not fly, for a moment the blonde human wanted to groan for he really didn’t want to carry him across the cavern. Thankfully the machine had already thought of a solution to the obvious problem, he claimed that he could keep up while remaining on the ground. Familiar with such machines, assuming he was right and this one was an android, Sebastian knew they didn’t tire like most organic creatures. Composed of metal and circuitry the androids the Church used were quite the work horses, a large reason why they were used in such quantity, coupled with the fact they were easy to program. The Universal Church of One had countless followers, but why endanger them with combat when the organization could use machines capable of the same feats and more?
Leading them through the large cavern, Zero leaping and dashing below them as he managed to keep up, Sebastian was a little impressed. Who ever had created this android knew what they were doing, the machines coordination and power output well regulated and on top of that it seemed to be a curious android. The quiet Namekian was curious as well; both seeming to wonder what it was that Belegost was used for. Was it not obvious as they traveled through the underground that made up most of the inhabitable space on the planet? Of course Sebastian would not be so rude to state the thought, quickly realizing that it might be more obvious to him since it was in fact his home.
”Mining, mining, and more mining. That is the staple job here on Belegost. If an individual is not a miner it most likely means that his job was developed to support the miners. Of course we have the rest of the process here as well, refining, smelting, exporting and the rest, but it all starts with mining the stone. Most of the metals we can harvest from the planet are used in construction of buildings and large machines, some of the higher quality minerals used for androids such as yourself Zero.” The human smirks down at the hopping and skipping man below him, hoping his assumption was indeed correct. ”As for what sort of business people travel here for I bet you can all guess that…mining.” Chuckling some at the simplicity of it all he could do was shrug, there wasn’t much more to explain really, unless they wanted to know about the actual process. With the seemingly endless supply of minerals the Church could harvest from the planet they funded a good portion of their expeditions and projects as well as providing plenty of materials for construction on Mement Mor.
With the four of them able to travel at a relatively fast pace it did not take long for them to reach the other side of the open tunnel, nothing hindering their travel as they move across the large open space. When they reach the other side Sebastian would enter another tunnel, much like the one they had left from before entering the cavern. Deciding not to touch down the blonde takes one look back to make sure they were still following before continuing on. ”This tunnel is a bit longer than the first, but will take us right to the foundry below the space port. Perhaps from there you can make your way to Mement Mor.” Sebastian was unaware that their fellow travelers had not travelled to Mement Mor at all and that they themselves had recently entered Belegost’s underground.
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Post by Frigid on Apr 13, 2014 12:42:41 GMT -5
Frigid listened to Sebastian speak about mining. It seemed that there was very little to do other than mine here in Belegost. The idea of waking up each day to repeat what one had done yesterday was not an idea with high appeal to Frigid. Though he had spent lots of time doing just that, he was over it: now was the time for the opposite. With a light chuckle, Frigid turned his attention back to the catacombs they were headed down.
It was so weird to be under the ground. There was not lack of buildings on the Collective, but this was just so different. Each tunnel appeared natural enough, and yet each seemed to have its own purpose, or destination to reach. And as Frigid watched Man bob and weave around them, he became to realize just how big Belegost might be. And if that was the case, might that be enough to say Conri's team might have landed there too?
As paranoia settled over him once again, he was forces to try and shake it off, his attention still towards Man. It was weird that the android could not fly. On a place like Collective, flight was such a common way of transportation. There were other ways, yes, by none as simple, or comfortable. Maybe he would ask to try and teach him hoe to fly once this ordeal was over... That is, if they all made it out of this oversized anthill alive...
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Post by Man on Apr 13, 2014 15:06:21 GMT -5
Hm, Man nods to himself, confirming his speculations; as usual, he was spot on with regards to the ways of Belegost. It was obvious that they made a living out of mining when they reside within a planet which could not provide anything more than space, shelter and rocks. He could have continued the conversation further by asking what Sebastian's place in Belegost was. Sure, it was likely he performed some sort of mining himself, but his clothes, sword and unique abilities spoke otherwise. Again, Zero imagined he was involved with the protection and maintainence of their society. After all, he was sent to greet -or terminate, those who entered their planet.
Man did not respond to Sebastian's statement; instead, he observed the human from afar. His interest was piqued by his words. Zero wondered what kind of androids they fabricated in their foundry; whether they were as sophisticated as himself or mindless tools programmed to perform a single task until they melt-down and get scrapped. Zero had not met many of his kind, and those he did, dissapointed him as they had little ability to speak -if at all. Most androids he had witnessed were designed specificly to "challenge" him in the training room, others to clean the laboratory or polish his boots. Concluding that the androids here were much the same, he was no longer interested. They were probably simple machines programmed to do nothing but mine, transport cargo, reinforce order, among other monotonous tasks.
When the group veered past the last tunnel and into the other one, Zero began to realize how quickly everything was occuring. They were already headed towards a spaceport which could take them to Mement Mor. However, they had not yet stopped to discuss what to do with the other team members; Conri Lane, Mr. Watson, and that other guy. He glanced at Frigid and Banduk, wondering whether they were thinking about the same thing. If they didn't decide what to do soon it could turn around to bite them. The objective of their mission was to find the lost crew. So, he thought, it would be perfectly fine to leave the other team behind and travel to Mement Mor on their own. On the other hand, Conri's team was probably searching for them or moving towards the spaceport as they speak. What would they do if both teams found themselves and Sebastian realized they were hiding something from him. He could understand they were just being cautious, or he could become suspicious and think they had hidden intentions.
Suddenly, anchoring his feet into the ground, the android drifts to a halt. The others would surely look back to see what that noise was all about as his movements echoed throughout the tunnels. "I would like to speak with my teammates in private, if that is not a problem," he said. He would expect Sebastian to agree and fly away so they could speak alone. Waiting for Frigid and Banduk to approach him within whispering distance, the android would start, careful not to have his voice project through the tunnel walls. Man glanced at his scouter, the other team was relatively nearby compared to before. Then, he shifted his eyes to the group, unsure whether they knew what this was all about or not.
"The others lie ahead," he stated, "Lord Prometheus has chosen me to ensure the success of this mission. My calculations suggest that keeping them a secret any further would cause distrust and risk losing his assistance if we were to meet at the Foundry."
Even if Conri's team decided to keep them hidden just as they have to them, they would soon be associated by inference. Sebastian expressed that Belegost rarely had any visitors. To recieve two visitors at the same time, looking for the same people, is too much of a coincidence. Zero trusted that the icejin and namekian would understand this without him having to explain it.
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Banduk Gundu
Tien
Posts: 114
Base: 34,770
Warrior: 104,310
Zeni: 2,717
Items: Senzu Bean
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Post by Banduk Gundu on Apr 18, 2014 2:29:39 GMT -5
Banduk's thoughts also lied with the other team. He was already aware that they were on the same planet, given that he had sensed Conri's energy soon after they had crashed. His sensory abilities were usually limited in range to the planet he was on. But with Sebastian still cooperatively giving them information about the setting, Banduk didn't want to disrupt the conversation by bringing up team A. He was still cautious of the man that was leading them.
"Makes sense." Banduk responded calmly as Sebastian emphasized that this whole world revolved around mining. He listened on, his ears perking up when Sebastian mentioned the space port they were approaching. Man soon requested to speak with the team privately, to which Banduk gladly obliged.
Man promptly stated that the other team was ahead, and that it would be best to inform Sebastian of the three's mutual desire to be reunited with Conri and the others. After taking a short moment to focus, Banduk was able to sense the other team clearly, much more easily than before. They were definitely closer now. "He speaks the truth. Conri's team is deeper in these very tunnels." he said with a nod. "You have a good point, Zero... Shall we come right out with it, then?" he asked, wondering if the other two had any suggestions as to how they would reveal the information.
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Post by Sebastian De'Vont on Apr 20, 2014 9:33:20 GMT -5
Their curiosity about Belegost had been satisfied for now it seemed. No more questions came as they flew, that was until Zero asked if the three of them could speak alone. Halting in his flight Sebastian turns back to the trio, his eyebrow rising slightly at the sudden request. He found it a bit odd they were not willing to discuss whatever it was in his presence for he had been quite forthcoming with them so far and he saw no reason for distrust. Ultimately the human shrugs and moves off, sailing farther down the tunnel. Not afraid to leave them behind as there was no other way they could go besides forward the way he had it was no bother when they disappeared from sight. Still able to sense them the blonde was even more curious as he notice signatures up ahead, a number of them. One he was familiar with, Arpatiko his “head of security” here on Belegost. Able to sense others with him Sebastian was quite curious as to what this situation might be. Continuing to move forward as he left the other three slightly behind he spins some in the air. It was nice to finally have a day, in which he wasn’t simply overseeing mining operations, meeting others was always interesting one way or another. Again as a Cardinal that never traveled through space the opportunity to meet others was growing slimmer and slimmer as the years went on. After only a short distance he saw the end of the tunnel as it opened up into another cavern. (OOC: This thread is concluded as we are moving to the thread listed below. Feel free to finish your conversation then move to the next thread as you would at some point be following Sebastian. Please move to this thread when ready - dragonballawakening.proboards.com/thread/650/shirts-saga-conri-zasham-kurosanai?page=3 )
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Post by Frigid on Apr 24, 2014 20:10:49 GMT -5
As the band of men headed up what Sebastian told them was the last tunnel, Man asked to speak to his team in private. Raising a brow, Frigid followed closely behind him as he turned away. Once at an acceptable distance, he spoke, asking what they should do about the other team. It was true that they had left out the information about the other team, as it was not important at the time, but now it seemed that they were nearing the others.
With a glance over his shoulder, Frigid listened to the others quietly. Sebastian was already on his way out of the cave, "I agree that we should be honest, but it seems to me like the time for that has passed." Motioning to the empty cave ahead, Frigid shrugged, "Perhaps, if we can catch back up to him, we can set the record straight." Turning, with the conclusion of the conversation, Frigid would take back into the air, only a few feet from the floor, and soar towards the blond man in hopes to catch him.
(Exit thread. PL + weights + saga, please.)
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Post by Man on Apr 25, 2014 9:06:33 GMT -5
The Icejin was right. Man looked to the ground, focusing on the numbers in his scouter. The android soon realized there was an error in his method -a miscalculation of the preceding events to come. He did not realize that stopping to speak with his team lowered their chances of catching up to Sebastian and possibly instigated suspicion onto the human's mind; after all, he had appeared very genuine with them. Although requesting for privacy was understandable, it still brought them into question. Furthermore, he would not have thought Sebastian so eager to meet the visitors that he would go on ahead and leave them behind. With this realization, Frigid departs from the group and soars towards the center of Belegost. Zero glances at Banduk one last time and nods, promptly after, the android uses his powerful legs -aided by technology- to jump great lengths across the tunnel. Zero's body flowed gracefully in the air. His body appeared to be suspended above the ground for milliseconds as he swished past the Icejin. The walls surrounding him reduced to streak of colors all around him with nothing but the horizon standing still and approaching. The tunnel seemed to pull back like a treadmill, running towards the android as he took that second step and propelled himself into the air once again. His leaps were a bit shorter than usual because his weights dragged the android down. One would wonder how far he could leap without them.
[Exit Thread PL + Heavy Weights + Saga]
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Post by graderr on May 26, 2014 18:36:27 GMT -5
Frigid: 2,317 pl awarded Man: 4,180 pl awarded Banduk: 2,186 pl awarded
The difference in Power level earned was because of how much was written and since there was no fighting in this thread weights were not given.
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