I haven't been engaged in the lead up, but y'all think a scientist would be useful on this one?

Zim feels she's approaching her limit and, a while after Aanli, also starts to make her way back to the surface. She takes one last look back in the direction Sol disappeared into as she turns back, and when she surfaces there's a frown of worry on her forehead, but she quickly gets rid of it while...

Sensing her limits, Aanli was the first to turn back.

Aanli looked back to the fight, blaster at the ready to help, then... put it away. The fight was not the goal.

"Everybody, this way!" Hopefully, whatever that was it couldn't swim or this was about to go very badly.

((Dive.))

Aanli took a knee and got into a shooting position, but this clearly wasn't helping. Zim was clearly struggling with these creatures in another sphere, so Aanli opened her mind and offered her stability to the efforts. ((Double assist for Zim to brainomance.)) W: 0/11 S: 3/14 Def: -1 Melee, 1 Ranged...

"Code? More like firepower and range time." To make her point, she aimed center of mass at the beast and pulled the trigger, not expecting to accomplish much and frankly surprised she even hit. ((I may as well burn that second destiny for Sol. Aim twice for blue, pew. Also, since we've already done ...

((I believe that makes me next?)) In the face of this supernatural foe, Aanli also reaches out to an energy greater than herself in hopes of aid. In her case, she reached out with her arm and the energy was in the form of ionized tabana gas as she peppered the creature with annoying rings of blue en...

((To have on record.)) D8 MM: Cool fear : 3eA+3eD 1 success, 2 threat https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-s.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-a-a.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-s-a.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/d-f-th.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/d-th-th.png...

Aanli turned and gasped suitably dramatically as the scene cut to commercials. After the commercial break, she drew her blaster and prepared to defend herself with what meager measures she could manage. ((Maneuver: Draw. Action: Maneuver-as-action to guarded stance. Wounds: 0/11 Strain: 1/14 Soak: 2...

D8 MM: Vigilance: 2eA 4 successes

((I asked in chat. No cooperation on that perception, but multiple people can try.)) D8 MM: Perception : 3eA+4eD 1 failure, 1 threat https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a--.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-s-s.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-a.png https://orokos.com/roll/images/eo...

"Mr. Tan, the crystal is inside the creature. If you cannot convince it to stop, then I do not believe it will be able to right itself if you can flip it on its back."

Crab flip. Also event flip I forgot to put here earlier.

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A fascinating specimen. Like it doesn't even need to worry about its environment at this point. Other than the rathtars, what predator could even threaten it? Perhaps she could tag it and research it. But... this was not a time for that. No, it was time to look into it the other way. She opened her ...

She opened her jacket to show a tiny holdout pistol. "Well, violence isn't a better idea for me. So good intentions it is."

Aanli nods, and steps back with Zim to let Sol take on this challenge himself. But once she's out of earshot, she leans over to Zim.

"Do you have a better plan to keep it out of the water than asking it nicely?"

((Then if it's not something we can do cooperatively or with Intense Focus, then I suppose that would be Aanli with cunning 3.))

Aanli rocked up to the party dressed to the nines. Current imperial fashion skewed toward stark black and white, so the little black dress was in, paired with a sleek white jacket. And a tiny pair of gold-rim glasses so you know she's smart. She mingled in academic circles for a while, chatting shop...

Aanli turns to Zim, "Shall we?"

((I believe so, yes. Just need the difficulty.))

((Then it sounds like Sol handles the lure and I handle the snare.))