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The Icongod gives no response, having fallen strangely silent.

Back up on depth four, the door to the fourth, mysterious room was locked behind a puzzle of numbers and letters that had each letter and number into specific squares across its gridlike surface.
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Imperious extended a hand and pressed it to the wall of the room, testing it's solidity. The material did not give as others in the Datasphere had. He did not try to batter his way through. If the room was secured, it was secured for a reason. Lucas also did not want to harm either the skynode or it's related Icons.

"Let's if we can determine when the room was last accessed. If the Tlolkku and Enginseers did not make use of it, we can put off investigation until the rest of the area has been secured."

There were possibly Reavers with prisoners in the physical space outside the skynode. They might not have time to work past Datasphere security measure, of which a skynode's must be extreme. Finding out the most recent time the room was accessed should be an easier task. If it wasn't accessed in recent months, or years, whatever lay inside was unlikely exploited by the defilers.

After explaining his intend to Shi'Halal Lucas focused his mind to the task at hand. Similar to Ang's methods for searching, he extended mental threading towards the room. Fishing for the information he was after.
OOC wrote:Switching Shi'Halal's Blast/Arsenal Array to include Datalink 20 [Machine Control, Dimensional 3] and Enhanced Skills 2 [Computers 8].

Here is a Computers check to try to determine when someone last successfully went into the room: Computers: 1D20+21 = [3]+21 = 24

Imperious is working at Quickness 15.
HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Enhanced Strength 4 ; Datalink 20 [Power Feat: Machine Control (+1 pp), Dimensional 3 (+3 pp)] ; Enhanced Skills 2 [Computers 8]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Flight 5 ; Quickness 15 ; X-Ray Vision ; Ultravision ; Infravision ; Microscopic Vision
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From his hands emerge tiny tentacles, which hooked into the qube behind, snaking backwards around Imperious like serpents. Imperious felt the connection, and heard Shai’Halal ask the qube, ”Show me recent security files for this chamber.”

The qube promptly obeyed, and Imperious saw in his HUD a holographic image of over ten days of security footage. “Where do we begin?” Shai’Halal asks.
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Tentacles hooking into places. Some people might have told horror stories about such things. Lucas didn't think about that though. He was focused on the task at hand and he did not know if time was a factor. So he acted as if it were and did not waste any. His response to Shi'Halal's request for a starting point was given promptly, though his tone remained mild. If rich with purpose.

"Start with the most recent and work backwards."

Even as he spoke his eyes flickered over the HUD's sensory input, soaking in the holographic feed of security footage.
OOC wrote: Imperious is working at Quickness 15.

You do not need to work from back to front in describing things unless you want to. Imperious started at the end because that is the closest to the present, and more likely to be relevant to the Engineers and Tlolkku.
HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Enhanced Strength 4 ; Datalink 20 [Power Feat: Machine Control (+1 pp), Dimensional 3 (+3 pp)] ; Enhanced Skills 2 [Computers 8]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Flight 5 ; Quickness 15 ; X-Ray Vision ; Ultravision ; Infravision ; Microscopic Vision
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His mind working at impossible speeds—-though, from his perspective, time seemed to pass normally for Imperious—-and the last 10 days played out.

It seems the Enginseers spent much of their time down here in the Datasphere doing their research. Curiously, the Tlolkku female came down once a day and seemed to communicate with something in room four (though never actually goes in, or even opens the door, for that matter). This was the very moment, today, that Imperious interrupted events—-the Tlolkku communing with whatever lay beyond that door.

Then, Imperious sees himself in action, a blur of carnage and creation. He sees himself briefly ascend, and, he sees the female Tlolkku suddenly revive. She casts off her helmet and rolls to her side to vomit. She steadily rises to her feet, and descends to depth five—-where no security footage seems to exist.

During this time, the mysterious fourth room shows no sign of activity...at ALL.
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Imperious watched the flow of events through once, pausing at the scene of the Tlolkku's revival. She had vomitted. That stood out to Lucas. He lingered on that for a moment of relativistic time before rewinding the holoimages. He played back the times the Tlolkku seemed to be communicating with something inside the room. Each time he moved in close. He watched her body language. Listened for both words and tone of voice. All to try and ascertain what was passing from her to the other party.
OOC wrote: Adjusting Shi'Halal's FLight/Utility Array to include: Normal Hearing Extended x5. That's the only hearing bases Super-Sense he has.

Here is the Notice check you requested: Notice: 1D20+10 = [13]+10 = 23

Imperious is working at Quickness 15. Normal Hearing Extended x5, Ultravision, Infravision, Microscopic Vision, and X-Ray Vision are all active. Datalink 20 is active as well.
HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Enhanced Strength 4 ; Datalink 20 [Power Feat: Machine Control (+1 pp), Dimensional 3 (+3 pp)] ; Enhanced Skills 2 [Computers 8]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Flight 2 ; Quickness 15 ; X-Ray Vision ; Ultravision ; Infravision ; Microscopic Vision ; Normal Hearing Extended 5
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Going through the tapes hundreds of times a second, Imperious is slowly—-from his perspective!—-able to deduce the female Tlolkku’s side of the conversation. Each communication is fairly brief.

Day one:
Female Tlolkku: Hello. I was hoping we could talk.
A reply of some sort is given.
Female Tlolkku: Well, we have time. What else is there do on a wreck like this? We’ll talk again, tomorrow.

Days two through five are very much like day one. It’s clear the Tlolkku is getting agitated.

Day six:
Female Tlolkku: Listen to me, you little ape! You will talk to me! I’m your only hope, right now. The others want to cut you up and see how to replicate you. I was hoping...you’d be a bit ,ore rational.
A reply is given.
Female Tlolkku: I can’t hold them off much longer, you know. This disease they’re working on...nasty stuff. Nothing? Fine.

Days seven and eight no communication can be overheard.

Day nine:
Female Tlolkku: Fine. I’ll tell you what. I’ll get you out of here and take you wherever you want to go, just...give me the f*****g passkey! We’re both running out of time.
A reply is given.
Female Tlolkku: Stew in your own hell, then, you stupid old man!

Day ten:
Audio is too corrupted.
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The Tlolkku was talking with an 'old man'. Lucas noted the phrase. She also called him an 'ape', as she had called Imperious. It seemed a derogatory designation for humans. Was there a third, physical, person here? What was the room then? A prison? A panic room, used as a fall back position to protect the occupant in case the skynode's security was breached? If that was the case, perhaps the skynode had a steward before the Enginseers came along, and they were forced to retreat to the room. The Tlolkku also mentioned a passkey. Maybe that was something she needed to harm the skynode, as she had intended.

Lucas, from his accelerated perception, ruminated on the one sided dialog he was able to listen to. At length, he decided to reach out and investigate this mysterious 'old man' by speaking aloud near the door. He hadn't noticed the Tlolkku taking any special measures to communicate with the other party.

"Hello. I am Imperious, lord and protector of Bastion. I have extended my protection to this skynode. Do you hear me? If you can, know that the Xeno and her Enginseer allies who defiled this place are dead. At least those in the area."
OOC wrote:
HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Enhanced Strength 4 ; Datalink 20 [Power Feat: Machine Control (+1 pp), Dimensional 3 (+3 pp)] ; Enhanced Skills 2 [Computers 8]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Flight 2 ; Quickness 15 ; X-Ray Vision ; Ultravision ; Infravision ; Microscopic Vision ; Normal Hearing Extended 5
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A knock resounds from the other side of the door, but nothing more.
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A knock. It was a response, at least, which indicated they wanted Imperious to know of their presence. Lucas did not feel he had the time to coax a dialog out of whomever was in the room, or work out a means of communicating with them in a medium that allowed for greater depth of dialog. The knowledge that they were there and that they seemed to be confined to the room was enough for now. It aleviatted some fo Imperious' concerns.

"I will return later to see if I can facilitate your release. As long as you bear no malicious intent, you should have nothing to fear from me. Otherwise you will share the same fate as the Xeno and her allies."

With the offer of aid, and warning having been given, Imperious draws back from the locked door and it's unknown occupant. After taking a couple steps back he flew straight up until he reached the top of the skynode. Landing on it's exterior he gave Shi'Halal the 'go' to ascend to the prime material world of Rustdeity. From there, carrying the armored corpse of his Xeno enemy, Imperious surveyed the land and skyscapes.
OOC wrote:Imperious is going to fly to the top of the skynode, the transition to the material world. Yes, he is carrying around an armored alien corpse. Once there he will shift the Flight/Utility Array to focus on Super-Senses and Quickness.

I'm also going tweak the points of the Blast/Arsenal Array to favor melee combat.

Here is a Search or Notice check (they have the same bonus) to scope out the area around the skynode: Search/Notice: 1D20+10 = [5]+10 = 15

He's operating at Quickness 9. Senses that are active are: Normal Vision Extended x4 ; Normal Hearing Extended x4 ; Visual Detect Life ; X-Ray Vision Extended x4 ; Infravision Extended x4

HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Enhanced Strength 30 and Strike 3 [Feats: Might (+1 pp), Variable Descriptor "Technological Weaponry" 2 (+2 pp)]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Quickness 9 ; Normal Vision Extended x4 ; Normal Hearing Extended x4 ; Visual Detect Life ; X-Ray Vision Extended x4 ; Infravision Extended x4
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As Imperious materializes atop his perch, he sees an unpleasant site: a band of Reavers on motorbikes returning from some raid or another, coated in blood, and—-disturbingly—-no human prisoners. Combine the copious blood with the lack of prisoners, and Imperious can quickly, easily deduce the sort of men these Reavers are. There’re nearly twenty of them, mostly male, dressed in patchwork armor with tattoos crisscrossing their rough, toughened hide. One of them, clearly their leader, isn’t even human, being a beastman with shorn horns.

They’re armed with rifles of various sorts, with copious ammo-pouches, while the beastman wields a grossly-oversized meat cleaver, hefting it like it weighed nothing.
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Lucas' eyes narrow. No sign of Enginseer reinforcements. No 'xeno-shuttle'. But the Reavers were there. Returning to the sight after pillaging, murder, and who knew what else. The young man's jaw clenched at the things he could imagine them doing. Once they had parked their vehicles and moved away from them, Imperious set the armored Tlolkku down on the skynode. Then he took to the air and flew towards the villains. Once above the bandits he descended to a mere twenty feet above their heads. Raising his voice he shouted down at the Reavers.

"I am Imperious! For your crimes against innocents, for your allegiance to those of evil intent, I sentence you to death!"
OOC wrote:Setting Flight/Utility Array to: Flight 8 ; Super-Strength 6

Setting Blast/Arsenal Array to Create Object 15.

Imperious will wait for them to dismount from their motorcycles. Then he is going to fly above the Reavers and yell at them. He wants to draw them into a group for a nice area attack. Would that require a check of some kind ?

It is worth noting he has Impervious 20 active.

EDIT:
Added in this Bluff check: Bluff: 1D20+2 = [6]+2 = 8

Added in an Initiative check: Initiative: 1D20+10 = [11]+10 = 21
HP: 2
Conditions: Healthy.
Encephalon: Activated
Communion Array: Impervious Toughness 20
Blast "Arsenal" Dynamic Array: Create Object 15 [Power Feat: Precise (+1 pp), Variable Descriptor "Technology" 2 (+2 pp)]
Flight "Utility" Dynamic Array: Flight 8 ; Super-Strength 6
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OOC:
Herding them somewhere is a Bluff check, yes.
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Instead of the reaction Imperious is hoping for, the Reaver split off into groups of two, or even singly, and dive for cover. They open fire, but their weaponry can’t harm mighty Imperious.
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Initiative.

Ouch. The Reavers got a 24!
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The Reavers keep firing, to no effect. Then, with a mighty roar, the Reaver beastman launches into the air from a standing position, crossing a hundred yards in a single bound, bringing his massive meat cleaver down in an overhead strike!
OOC:
Aaaand, the attack is...kerslammity! A 19. Now, he has Penetrating five, but even so, an Impervious Toughness of 15 is still enough to stop him cold.
Though Imperious feels the weight of the blow—-the beastman’s Attack has immense force behind it—-the protector of Bastion nevertheless shrugs it off. The beastman goes soaring by, and lands back down on the ground, far below!
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