(urth) Inhumi in the Whorl

[David Stockhoff]

On 2/9/2011 7:50 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> From: "Jeff Wilson" <jwilson at io.com>
>> On 2/8/2011 6:16 PM, David Stockhoff wrote:
>
>>> There couldn't be series of hatches in the cooling tunnels, some 
>>> open to
>>> space, some less so? There couldn't be airlocks all over the place? It
>>> was built by humans---it would have needed those airlocks during
>>> construction. It's an asteroid.
>>
>> It doesn't seem in keeping with the Typhonian mindset to have no 
>> guards or alarms for security and safety hazards like airlocks.
>
> Most of the safety infrastructure might be internal. Suppose there are 
> pressure sensors and airtight seals dispersed throught the maze of 
> tunnels under the surface of the asteroid.  If a leak is detected, 
> seals in the region surrounding it will clamp down, and the Crew can 
> then investigate at their leisure (how do you fix an asteroid anyway? 
> - they'd probably just leave things as they are).
>
> They would have been more concerned about collisions than alien 
> invaders. The Neighbours probably just landed on the surface, built an 
> airtight chamber, and drilled down from there until they hit a 
> tunnel..  Or they may have cut their way into a lander or other 
> surface infrastructure, which didn't report anything amiss because its 
> monitor's cards had been repurposed by the Cargo.
>
> One does wonder why the Crew were not more concerned or knowledgeable 
> with regard to the Green-Blue system - after all, one would have 
> expected them to send exploration vessels to Green and Blue soon after 
> arrival.  Probably the conflict between the Gods inhibited them from 
> performing such actions, and after Pas was killed any external 
> activity or exploration would have been prohibited by Echidna.
>
> - Gerry Quinn
Right. And any leak would have been incredibly slow in terms of overall 
air loss, due to the size of the Whorl, reducing the urgency of a lock 
failure or breach. Regardless of how the Neighbors got in.

My guess is the Crew would have little natural motivation to do anything 
at all in the way of exploration. Without direct orders to the contrary, 
or an emergency, why not just continue as your traditions dictate? You 
run the place, after all.


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