Unleash the Podlings!

[cityship]

||Pod Release Protocols Initiating,|| Stacy announced to the denizens of the upper levels. Down the the Pod Caverns, familiar sounds made themselves known:

Pop. Pop pop pop. Poppuhpoppoppop. KASCHUNKhiiiiiiiissssss.

Mist sprayed from the cracks in the pods before the new crew members were summarily ejected from warm, comfortable stasis to their new chilly, damp reality. They'd either meet each other in the Caverns or in the upper levels, where the previously popped crew would also be waiting for them, if Stacy had anything to say about it.

This time, there were two pods spitting mechanical beings out of a more oily mixture, and one podling who was significantly smaller than most of the others.

Pop. Poppop. KASCHUNKhiiiiiissss.

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[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

Another incredibly useful answer. At least the vines left her alone, now though. She ran one hand over the sleeve of her other arm, feeling the material and rubbing it between her fingers.

"Why does it have a pulse?"

[cityship]

||Because a pulse is necessary,|| Stacy non-answered.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"..."

Samus isn't even going to try and ask anymore because the more she does the more she gets irritated. She would just deal with the pulsating clothes for now and see if she can get answers from someone else later. Speaking of later, Samus wondered what was coming next.

"So what now?"

[cityship]

||From here, the crew members generally request to be taken to the Weapons and Possessions Locker or to the Living Area where they can meet the rest of the crew,|| Stacy said. ||Would you like to be taken to one of those places?||

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"Yes, the first."

There probably wouldn't be much for her there. With the exception of her suit and ship, which she knew would probably not be waiting for her in her locker, she had very few possessions. While her paralyzer was not her weapon of choice, it would be better than nothing and she figured there was a slim chance it might be there. Plus, it sounded like there would other weapons available that she might be interested in inspecting.

[cityship]

The lights on the floor lit up again, leading away from the Clothing Room.

||Please follow the lights.||

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

No use in fighting it. As long as no more tentacle vine things grabbed her again, Samus could comply. She followed the lights walking at a slightly quicker pace than before, not taking any time to look at her surroundings at all.

[cityship]

The lights lead to a strange, fleshy opening at the bottom of a towering spire that disappeared into the high ceiling above.

||Please step inside. The Hub will take you where you want to go.||

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

After making sure there wasn't any more visible threats like the vines before, she nodded as Stacy talked and cautiously stepped into the Hub. She was expecting something odd to happen again, but would be more prepared for it this time.

[cityship]

Nothing reached out to grab her. But something beneath her propelled her upward at surprising speed -- she traveled what appeared to be miles in only minutes before she was ejected into a room full of a variety of objects, left scattered about in a disorganized pile.

Whatever small things that Stacy had brought with Samus was probably in there.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

She sort of tumbled out, landing hard but quickly stands up and gains her composure while making a mental note to be a little more prepared after traveling on that Hub thing.

She looked around the piles, taking her time to look through each of the piles. If they had found a way to remove her suit, it wasn't there. After rummaging through the mound she eventually found her Paralyzer gun, while not lethal or very strong, was better than nothing.

[cityship]

||When you have finished in the Weapons and Possessions Locker, you may enter the Hub again and you will be taken to the Living Area where the rest of the crew is assembled.|| Stacy announced.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"Alright."

Samus wasn't too excited to go interact with the rest of the crew here and still had questions but she knew they wouldn't be answered by Stacy any time soon. She got up, still holding the gun, and made her way back over to the Hub to go up the the Living Area.