Like a submarine [salvaging, open]

[upupatomway]

Who: Atom, Donnie, Nephenee, whoever else wants a salvage thread
What: Exploring the Imperial ships crashed in battle in search of ether stones
Where: Wrecked imperial ship
When: End of month
Warnings: bodies of dead imperials that became fish food


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-If anyone would prefer a thread exploring one of the ships that is either floating or crashed online instead, go right ahead and write the different location into your starting reply. ]


Atom looks perfectly calm for a rather small person ready to dive into deep ocean waters. He stands at the edge of the boat deck using his visual scanners to get an idea of how close they are to the sunken Imperial air ship. His clothes are folded neatly in a pile with his sandals stacked on a barrel save for a pair of black shorts. No need to get his clothes wet and dirty unnecessarily or add to the underwater drag.

"As you know, I don't need air. But if anything goes amiss on your end, please signal to me that you need to go up for air." He gestures upward and then towards his mouth to show them what he means. "I can help you swim back to the surface quickly. If it's urgent, I'll grab you around the middle and use my jets to speed up. If you're going up for another reason, just point upward."

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[relentless_sentinel]

They should be so lucky, but the reminders of conflict are seemingly everywhere in this world. Case in point, this mangled, dusty wreck in front of them. At least it's not burnt up to a crisp or anything...

Nephenee presses the fabric covering her nose and mouth up as the winds kick up sand and dust, thankful for the amber goggles protecting her eyes from the same, and nods to the young android. "You're welcome, happy Ah could help."

She surveys the wreckage with a head tilt, crossing her arms. That bow looks like a right mess... "Ain't sure Ah trust that front bit, an' that back's too high for me to jump up to, pretty sure." Admittedly, she hasn't tried to push her vertical jumps that much, but now isn't the time to test it. "Think Ah'll take ya up on that offer."

It's a little odd to think about, but she's getting used to the idea of him doing all sorts of strange things.

[upupatomway]

"Okay. Hold on tight to my shoulders. I promise I won't drop you," he tries to reassure, knowing his small size makes it hard to judge his strength accurately. Even some who know logically what he can lift forget at times. He wraps his arms around her waist and fires up the rockets in his feet, immediately lifting them from the ground. It's quick, comparable to a jump overshooting the deck, and he sets them both gently back down in the same position. His rockets turn off and he steps back to give her her personal space again.

Atom takes a look around from their new vantage point, eyes lighting up with a green glow as he takes scans just in case there's a weak point in the deck. It's all stable on this end; the bow must have absorbed just about all the impact. "Scans say it's safe to walk here."

[relentless_sentinel]

Nephenee's not too weirded out by the idea of someone being stronger than they look; she sure had been when she was younger and all of five-foot-and-change, and there were many in the army who had been small and mighty both. But it is still a bit odd to think about him boosting them up there, which is a feeling redoubled when Atom actually does it.

"Oh!" There's a tiny gasp from her as they lift off, then it's over so quickly that she barely has time to process it. Well, that sure was something! "Ah, thanks..." The soldier has to look over at Atom's boots as he's scanning in wonder, though.

"Ah, that's good. Who knows how much is, though...are ya able to keep doin' that?" Sure, Neph can take a fall, and is way more durable than normal earth humans (on account of neither being from earth or a normal human, whatever that might be), but she still doesn't want to chance anything happening to either of them.

[upupatomway]

"I'll keep scanning for structural integrity as we move forward," Atom assures her, eyes still green with light. He looks about for ways down below deck, while also noting what remains of the layout.

"We're here for ether stones, of course, but let me know if you spot anything else that's useful." If nothing else, this exploration opportunity would remind them of the structure of a typical imperial air ship.