>>5972921Your devices finally synchronise with the lab scanner and a magnified view of the sample is projected on your HUD along with targeting data. You approach the bench and brace your laser scalpel, setting it to target the largest section of swirling nanites. <span class="mu-b">By the Book: You remember the basics of how to operate the device from reading the manual for standard TPN medical kits back in the academy. And sure enough, you're able to quickly adjust the aperture to its cauterisation setting.</span>
“It’s strange, whatever this sample is made from it isn’t giving up without a fight.” Your Science officer comments wearily, “In fact, I think if we are able to purge the majority of the nanites, it will do the rest of the work for us.”
Sure enough you can see in the magnified view that the sections of black and grey are not solid, but appear to be made of ever shifting battlelines. A losing battle for the sample without your intervention to be sure, but it ebbs and flows nonetheless. After a few long minutes, it becomes apparent that the auto-targeting routines alone will not win the war in your favour.
“We need to widen our burn pattern guys. We’ll run out of juice in these scalpels before we make any headway otherwise.” You look up briefly to say.
“I suppose you’re right,” EoN breathes a long hooting sigh, and quickly reevaluates, “I have the most experience using these tools so I’ll focus on the more delicate areas. Dallas, you seem to have yours on wide beam already so stick near the edge of the auto-targets zone. Kiro-” She eyes the blue Ops officer dubiously.
The lizard in question is busily twitching the laser’s joystick and you can see his eyes darting rapidly back and forth behind his visor trying to keep up with the shifting reticle on his HUD. This does not fill EoN’s voice with confidence.
“-just do you best to cover any areas we miss alright? Short. Bursts. Only!”
“You got it!” He squeaks absently, still lost concentration.
“Sounds like a plan.” You agree.
