Ilane Lanik wrote: >>> "Looks like some parts of the base have a *little* >>> power at least", she says to her cousin. "Definitely >>> worth taking a look at..." >> >> April nods, 'Alright. You know, if we're all going to >> be working on the Mae Lee for several years it might be >> a good idea to hire someone to keep an eye on things >> here. It's probably not a good idea to leave this >> place unattended for so long. " > > Ilane nods. "I agree. I'd hate to think about the kind > of 'squatters' that could make use of *this* place..." The air in the boat is pumped into the tanks and the hatch is opened. Ilane and April slow leave the boat using the tethers. They discover their magnetic boots work well on the metal mesh covering the ledge. Both see grav modules under the mesh between it and the rock ledge. If power can be directed to those modules you'd have gravity here. Ilane clumps over to the hatch on the side of the wall, and plugs her a cable from her suit into a socket on it. Readings start coming up on her heads up display inside her helmet. The airlock's outer hatch is unlocked and there is zero pressure inside it. The inner hatch is dogged shut and there is normal air pressure beyond it. There isn't power to either hatch door, so they will need to be opened manually. Removing the cable from the socket, she braces her boots on the mesh surface and turns the hatch's wheel. She knows that if it has been exposed to vacuum too long there will be metal to metal bonding and it will be hard, or impossible to turn. The wheel turns easily. It hasn't been exposed to vacuum all that long, then. With the hatch open she and April can see the airlock in front of them is 2 meters wide and 3 meters deep. There are empty racks where vacc suits could be hung. Otherwise the lock is empty. The inner air lock door is closed. Eris AKU GM
