Escape On Thera

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>She mentioned the warden was a 'crazed' 'Unden' ? What an Unden ? And a human ?
What are the two different languages on the posters and packaging?
Recap what you know about Humans. And of the creatures in the posters.
> So, have you heard of Clearbright Industries, or is this company new to you?
So, Ormos don't lay eggs? How do they reproduce then? And what other kinds of reproductive methods are there among the sentient folk it the world?

Gee, that's a lot to unpack.



The Unden (the one in the middle) are basically one of the seven races, like the Yaren (that's people like you on the left), and the Dardan (that's people like Te'arka, on the right). The one you know is a really good swimmer, and you think it extends to the rest of his family. Like Te'arka, the Unden are also Ormos, and they tend to live near the water and are sorta laid-back and fun to be around with.

Oh, and the crappy looking Theran with those awful shades is a Vairen. They're kinda everywhere.



As for humans... all you know is that one day they showed up in a ship almost the size of your moon and started living with your people. It's been around ten... maybe eleven years since they've stayed here, but they're really fast with setting up shop wherever they are. Heck, that Clearbright Industries showed up around a year later after they arrived, and ever since then, you kinda see them in most places. Though they say a Korven has a top position in that company. Eh, you can't trust those Korven, their wit's as sharp as their beak.

The language they use is apparently called "English" but you're a lot more familiar with "Common Theran" to be honest.

Also, yeah, the Ormos give birth to live young while both the Argan and the Tengrii have young born from eggs. It's not exactly difficult to wrap your head around. You don't know why they're different, or why their females secrete that weird liquid for their young, but you're not gonna even bother thinking about it. It's gross.

>Drink the liquid with the weird, fleshy mass in it.
>Ask Te'arka if she can help you get that collar and chain off your neck. Seriously, that thing has to be chafing by now.

First off, you said it before that the collar stays. And it's going to stay until your sister is freed.

Second, you'd rather be sent to Durva's frigid pits than to eat that fleshy thing! You're not an animal!

> Hydrate the pellets
>Acquire Dehydrated Pellets. Examine for further information. Perhaps the packaging (if there is any)?
Consider using a water charge to re-hydrate the pellets. Maybe they're a kind of food.

Now that's a good idea. You hurry onto the box of dehydrated pellets and grab a pack. You boil the contents in the bag it came in and give it a taste.

It tastes...



...It tastes so good... you can't stop eating it all! You scarf down the rest of the pack, and tear open another one for snacking, spending another charge of your crystal. You also grab a few more for the road. You also make a mess of yourself, but who cares!

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Te'arka: "Hey, could you finish that ASAP? You're gonna attract a bunch of aethertouched with all that food!"
Fitan: "What, this is sap? Also, would you like to try some?"
Te'arka: "That's not sap! I said, A-S-A-P as in 'As soon as possible', and you should hurry up and wash!"
Fitan: "Oh, right. I should probably do that. I didn't know that I was hungrier than a Kuudu... and the one I found exploded."
Te'arka: "...exploded?"
Fitan: "Yeah, the poor thing was riddled with fire crystals. I tried healing it but apparently fire and water magic don't mix well."
Te'arka: "...I have no idea how to reply to that, so I'll just ask you to hand me a mop so we can start cleaning up this mess."

>Fitan: There are cleaning supplies? Check for detergent, bleach, anything that you can use to throw at an enemy. It might not be as good as acid you can conjure up, but at least with that it means you won't have to use your Water Crystal and save that energy for healing.

You find the box with the mop and hand it over to Te'arka, meanwhile, you can't help but note the many strange bottles that are contained in the box. You suppose it won't hurt to open one of them and take a whiff...

The burning smell of the acid assaults your nose and overwhelms you! You've never used these things before, but the acrid smell is so intense that you don't have a hard time imagining how these things can clean someone's face off. You decide to grab a bottle of cleaning acid and take it with you. Learning from your lesson from last time, you read the label, and it says "Muriatic Acid".

Well... you guess it's supposed to be for really tough stains? You probably want to wear gloves as a precaution.

You also spot the long-necked machine, so that's called a vaccum cleaner? Is it supppsed to clean vaccums? Why would you--wait, nevermind, considering the things you've seen human machines do, you probably shouldn't be surprised by all this.

>Fitan: examine the black mirror device.

Speaking of strange human machines, how the heck does this thing even work? You try touching the mirror while wearing your Conduit, but it doesn't react. You keep pressing the button, but it doesn't work at all! This thing is probably broken.

>Fitan: Adopt stuffed animal. Declare it Gloom Alleviator. Name it Toodles.
Try determining what species of creature the stuffed animal is based on.

You take the Gloom Alleviator and name it Toodles. Though you're not sure why an effigy like this would alleviate your gloom... though you have to admit, it's quite soft and fluffy.

...you suddenly don't know if you want to let go of Toodles. She's just so fluffy and she has these cute button eyes and majestic horn. You don't even know what kind of creature she is but you suddenly want to froli--

GAH! Snap out of it Fitan! Now's not the time!

>Acquire dart gun and ammunition. Examine for additional information on purpose and operation.
>Take the dart gun and darts. See if you can figure out what kind of device it is. Tranquilizer? Medical? Lethal? Poison? It might make a handy weapon for you if you run out of charges on your conduit.

You've seen a number of human soldiers carry things like these around. And to be fair, these weapons are terrifying. They can fire faster than most magics, and are difficult to anticipate. Though this one seems to be a lot different from other guns considering the bright colors and soft darts... you think this is probably a toy. But why would they be in a place like this?

Still, you consider keeping it with you, if nothing else, it could make for a good distraction. It also came with 8 foam darts as well

>Assemble the mannequin and name it Captain Goodvibes. A fully assembled mannequin has a million-and-one uses, you'd be surprised.
> you can assemble it and then replace it's head with the liquid-suspended mass and call it "Doctor Badvibes"

You assemble "Captain Badvibes" and grab a snack while you're at it, all in all the sloshing contents of its head gives it that nice creepy touch.

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Te'arka: "Okay, first, why aren't you helping out with cleaning the mess? And second, what weird idea possessed you to assemble that thing and give it a name?"
Fitan: "A voice in my head told me to."
Te'arka: "And here I thought I found a sane person."
Fitan: "Don't be like that! I think they're really helpful. They've certainly got me out of a bad situation most of the time."
Te'arka: "Uh-huh, like when the voices told you to try and burn me with acid?"
Fitan: "Hey, you crept up on me! It was only self-defense."
Te'arka: "Well whatever it is, would you turn it around? I think this thing's staring at me."
Fitan: "Oh c'mon, look at that face, is that the face of something that would hurt anyone?"
Te'arka: "Yes?"
Fitan: "Fiiiine."

You're not gonna turn it around.

Te'arka, watch Fitan fiddle around with various objects in the room. From his behaviour, start worrying that your throwing him against the wall might have given him brain damage, or at least a concussion.

...Brain damage? You really think so? Well... you admit you're just following what you said but... alright. You decide to turn it around... for now.

>So how long as she been down here and what happen if the "warden" catches you ?
Out of curiosity, what does Te'arka's helmet do, other than provide physical protection? Fitan, try it on.

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Fitan: "Hey Te'arka, how long have you been here anyway?"
Te'arka: "Eh, probably a few days? Though usually we just explore sections of this massive lab each day. Though seems like today's a bit different now that the Warden showed up."
Fitan: "Why's it different?"
Te'arka: "Because they normally seem to keep to themself and their weird mumblings. I dunno what happened to make them so riled up."
Fitan: "Yikes, so what if they catch you?"
Te'arka: "Then they'd probably throw you into one of their prison cells filled with those Aethertouched."
Fitan: "Yeesh. Oh, also, can I borrow your helm for a second?"
Te'arka: "...fine. But don't drop it."

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Fitan: "Well, what's it supposed to do?"
Te'arka: "You're as curious as a Korven, you know that?"
Fitan: "Ugh, don't compare me to those flying thieves. Last time, they nearly conned my father with a cheap watch!"
Te'arka: "Fine, fine. I wear the helmet as protection from breathing in Aether. I've got a pump attached to my armor that's made to filter out any of it."
Fitan: "Woah, this thing's huge! If I make myself small enough, I could probably hide in it."
Te'arka: "Hah, maybe."

You suddenly hear knocking coming from above. Feet skittering and tapping against the metal grates.

> Look up.

Oh no, not these things again.

Te'arka: "Gah! See? I told you to clean up ASAP!"


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