Archaeology, Natural Disasters and You [Closed]

[hi_there_aliens]

The trip down revealed that Taleen was going to be of several things, none of which were pleasant. Arid, pale with a light dusting of red from the rocks, and yellow-white grass that extended in plains all the way towards far off mountains . There was a giant gash in the land near the orb landing area, which resolved itself into a massive canyon as the party drew closer. Spider webbing out across the top of the canyon were signs that a civilization had once flourished here. Traces of broken pillars and half submerged buildings, as well as what looked like a downed ship that had embedded itself in a massive building. There was no movement visible amongst the ruins now. As the dry wind blew through the stonework, it would became clear that they were walking into a mass graveyard.

Not somewhere you'd want to spend your vacation.

For some people, this was going to be a field day.

According to the scans and what little records they had, there hasn't been a sentient being around for hundreds of years. The majority of native wildlife had moved out of the area, seeking refuge. The land looked dead already. In the sky above, several specks of light twinkled in the sky, growing bigger with each passing hour. In a few days, it will be raining fire.


[Closed to Daniel, Eleventh Doctor, Sofia, Jamie, Hoshi, Howard, Billy, the Master, River Song, Cassie, Tom]

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Re: Sure thing!

[makeherblue]

Yes, Howard, that is hovering or a second cousin twice removed to the hover -- for all intents and purposes, it's probably easier to just call it a regular hover.

The Doctor noses about next to the human, glancing over at him with a slight frown. "I'm sure loads of people prefer spaceships to be useful but!" He holds up a finger, "Those are the dull, boring ones. You don't want one of those. Advice for life, Howard, free of charge: don't think 'boring'!"

He scans the panel and takes a moment to consult his readings before dropping to his hands and knees, wiggling as much as he can under the pilot's scoop until the only thing Howard can see is his legs and a faint green glow off in the corner. The Doctor's voice is muffled as he performs a routine safety snoop. Another thing Howard might want to keep in mind: you can never, ever, hardly ever and by 'hardly never' he really means 'definitely over half', go wrong with a safety snoop. It's saved his life more times than he cares to count. The Doctor takes his time, leaving Howard space to do his own safety snoop if he cares to.

Re: Sure thing!

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

"I don't. I was saying they don't need a use. It's cool enough to just have a spaceship," Howard grumbles and shoots a glare at the ship around him as one of the sides tips a bit - the hover function's apparently a bit rusty after so long in the dust. "Or parts of one."

It's weird to just be able to see someone's legs. From Howard's vantage it looks like the ship's eating the Doctor headfirst. Howard's certainly not yet at the stage where he'd do anything to stop that if it were the case - rescues from man-eating spaceships are reserved for friends and father figures only, thank you very much.

"See anything interesting down there?" Howard casts his gaze around the little ship, but sees nothing. "You wanna try and park this thing?"

Re: Sure thing!

[makeherblue]

The Doctor's voice comes out muffled, his legs wiggling just enough so he can scoot back to shake a finger in Howard's general direction. "Me? Park it! I don't think so. Not very Time Lord friendly, this ship! You'll have to do it."

He trusts Howard to manage something as rudimentary as landing a small craft like this. Anyone could do it, look at how many pilots there are out in the universe who really have no business piloting anything. Why, look at him! The Doctor's had far more successful landings than crash landings! At least over half, maybe three quarters. Not too bad a ratio! If anything, he supposes he can peer over Howard's shoulder and give him some tips about how not to squish them or watch-out-for-that-wall. After a moment of booting up the drives and half of the shield (better than nothing), the Doctor inchworms backward until he can stand up.

He pops to his feet. "There you are! Ready for landing. I wouldn't suggest taking this ship out for a test drive, though. Big different between a ten foot drop and several thousand."

Howard doesn't look like the type to take more risks than is necessary. But he's at least right about the ship and you don't really need a reason to have one. "It's cool enough" was all the Doctor needs to hear. Fact is, it's the best reason in the world, the Doctor beaming as he waves for Howard to take a seat in the pilot's scoop.

Look, Howard. It's even warming itself for you so you're all comfy.