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It was daybreak, not a clear pinky blue sky. There were pinky white clouds, thin wisps, trailing the sky? Kets were preparing for the day ahead. A few had commented on the fact that it had got colder. Those clouds? Rain as we might know it, earlier; had made the ground wet. “A good thing we sheltered in this cave.“ Claria had to agree. it might be cold but at least they were dry. It had been a little crowded? Claria sent some of them, to check out other caves, or what looked to be caves, nearby.
Elsewhere Narya’s team had been busy with regular patrols and generally keeping their wits about them. She had had Lumark doing menial chores, punishment for letting the team down, by allowing Claria and her team to carry off their burners. Sadowan had been sorting her team out, going over the plans for the rest of the day, the objective of course to seize their prize from Narya. She had been delighted with Belanna and her knowledge of rocks and more was impressive. “We’ll need to be careful though.“ Belanna sipped her drink “I should share some important knowledge to my team mates, I should emphasize this. VERY, important. Be careful in the caves around here.
NO naked flame. There’s Trexillium phosphates and Diaxantresium ore in small deposits scattered on the ground. However they are not as serious as the small thin seams of the stuff filtered in the main rock overhang. The bulk of that may have run out due to intensive mining, the smaller amounts can be just as explosive if reaction occurs? If the two main ingredients get mixed, they cause a particle reaction, once they both get heated? Boom!
Even in the small quantities they’re in they’ll make an impressive bang. If you want to keep your limbs, HEED my advice. Those are the main problem but there’s also some nasty pockets of Dioxan gas. Over time it permeates the rock and you need less of the accelerant effect, plus a reduced temperature to produce the ignition point. Kaboom.“ Aldrei interrupted. “Galeon fusive reactance, determines two Ixots to one part of Trexillium will cause a big enough bang to blow a hole in rock certainly the size of a small fist.
Blowing a hole is the least of the problem, the shockwave from the explosive effect is triple the energy required to punch the hole in the first place, brings the house down? An understatement. A cave in or rock fall can kill, seriously injure.“ Belanna nodded looking at them, the look on their faces? Not totally convinced? “Quadruple that with the amount in patches in those rocks and there’s enough to blow your head off.“
“That’s if you don’t get Censays flow back reactive turbulence“ Aldrei scrunched his nose “Nasty, real nasty, saw that once. That series of mining tutorials. Real bad. Triples the hazard by burning up the air after detonation. (To us Humana, the sight of a flame thrower directly in front of us billowing out flame is about the best example of that. You won’t be standing, toasting weenies; thats for certain! Burning at over 300 degrees, will incinerate them AND YOU.)
“Some of my early tutors showed me how that works. The dummy had more than its Saprai (Eyelids) singed. The two Animors demonstrating the hazards, got their tails scorched from that.“ Belanna scowled as Aldrei stopped grinning. “It’s nothing to laugh about. If you’re crazy enough to put yourself at risk, don’t risk the rest of the team.
Ocasa, had a smirk on his face. He was remembering the Agrimorph Trime, from his home world demonstrating a similar experiment. The reactive flow back had also ignited her tale. An impressive example of how to never forget the danger, you can put yourself in, by not, understanding your environment.
“Stagnant and acidic water or strong alkaine fluids can all cause a multitude of problems. Drips from the roof of the cave runs down your face, across your lips, what do you do? Instinct for some of you is to lick your lips? Tongue in your mouth swallowed back and hey? You’re seeing things, hearing things and either loving your fellow Kets, or on the warpath wanting to kill em.“ He started to grin.
"Even if some already have those desires!" “Won’t the suits protect us?“ “Yes and no. If the right settings are not programmed they won’t pick up on the sensors correctly? That’s why, we listen to and take advice from, those who are used to those suits. Experience counts for a lot, if you’re prepared to LISTEN, to take NOTE, it can save you a lot of pain.
The same applies to life. Those who have been through things, good, bad and indifferent? They can impart a lot of wisdom. It won’t stop us from making mistakes, but make the one’s you have to, not the one’s other’s can help prevent. “Time I think, for us, to give Narya a wake up call?“
“Overlooking their position we can drop in on them. Take the flag? Seize that hut.“ “I still think.” Muttered Fre that this whole exercise is stupid. How is seizing an old miners hut going to teach us anything?.“ "So you learned nothing from our warnings? Our own personal experiences so far? Having to work together and.“ She glanced at Fre and then at Ocasa. “By that I mean, TOGETHER, depite our personal differences.“ The other Kets had to agree. Seeing Fre working with Ocasa was something they would NEVER have imagined, for some; EVER!?
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