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Cori's searching is particularly.. *ahem*.. fruitful. It turns out that some imbecile left the maintenance system logged in. A little searching turns up that the facility was a Terran Alliance Navy research center. Most of it's development work was fairly mundane; weapons and defenses. It does, however, have a sizeable bioengineering wing. That's where things get interesting.
Some poorly-hidden documents titled "PROJECT PHOENIX" detail how eight subjects were abducted and mindwiped, then 'modified' - often several times in a week - at the bioengineering labs. The documents do not mention names of any involved staff, or the nature of the modifications. It does however state that the subjects were kept in cryostasis to ensure they didn't learn anything they shouldn't inbetween bouts of testing and modification. It seems they were kept heavily drugged up even then, and regularly mindwiped to ensure they remembered nothing.
A little more searching turns up that the facility was abandoned in a hurry. Some notes suggest a viral outbreak in the biolabs; others suggest budget cuts. Either way, whoever was here, they left quickly. A quick glance at the security panel displays that the defenses are soundly offline; the facility has nowhere near enough power remaining. This is quite fortunate, as the defenses are apparently powerful enough to repel any number of invaders... or vaporize any escapees.
Checking for maps comes up blank, however; it appears that the data has been corrupted. Leaving the terminal, something catches Cori's eye; one of the few still-functioning security cameras flickers and sputters, displaying some kind of hangar, occupied by a dilapidated but obviously still flight-worthy light transport VTOL. Whilst you don't know how to get there, it's certainly a start...
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Kyle and Elar's searching doesn't turn up much at first, but in his frustration, Kyle kicks a wall and it sounds oddly hollow behind the panel. With a bit of elbow grease, the two manage to remove it, and then pry off a couple more, revealing a small cache of weapons! *SECRET ROOM FOUND!* Miraculously, most of them appear to be well-charged and there's plenty of ammo, and spare power cells. Mixed curses and blessings come from the cache as it's contents are discovered and hauled out into the main security room.
There are several weapons available; a half dozen assault rifles, submachineguns, and pistols. Kyle grabs a pair of pistols, a submachinegun and a rifle for himself, holstering the pistols and slinging the others over his back. He stocks his suit's pockets with ammo and charges, grinning like a madman.
"This place might be abandoned, but hell if I'm wanderin` around without a little firepower, y'know what I'm sayin`? I suggest the rest of you do the same... take your pick!"
There seem to be a handful of different weapons; plasma-based, laser-based and coilguns. Who knows, maybe a little more searching might turn up something more specific, too...
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