Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-4844180-20130814020359/@comment-5870856-20130906233454

Ugh…

C'mon, gotta put that advanced Sectus mind to use! Okay, what hints have I got? He never said it was water - that could have a double meaning. He also said the scanner could prove useful - would doing a scan prove helpful? And something about other things lying about - what did he mean by that?

Just to let you know, I'm talking to myself.

Over the middle and off to the left a bit. Could I use that to my advantage? My plasma disruptor didn't effect the metal or the supposed "water," so it might prove useless. I'm running out of time and space here.

I scanned and looked for anything that could help me, and since nothing was mentioned, I assume nothing turned up. Okay, easy way to get out. The scanner, you mentioned the scanner. Do I scan something? The metal? My two main problems are the metal and the water. If I can either make the liquid stop coming or get the chunk of metal off me, I'll be fine. Could I hit two birds with one stone and tip the metal towards the oncoming tide, therefore stopping it? But I can't move. Think, think, think…

Is this entertaining? I sure hope you're having fun, because this is really annoying!

I don't think I missed any details, so let's assume I have the answer right under my nose. Or antennae, rather. I have my scanner, and you hinted it might prove useful. Well, there are three things I can think of to scan - me, the metal and the water. Well, maybe the ship too. Scanning me would probably do little good. I already scanned the water and can't see any obvious advantage in scanning the ship or the metal chunk.

Okay, let's take another look at the situation. When faved with a predator, there are two options - fight or flight. So far, I've been focusing mainly on flight, escape and running. Could I fight off the predatory liquid? What can I fight it with? I don't think my nano armour would do much good against it, and my plasma blaster already proved useless. A scan? Been there, done that.

I'm complicating this unnecessarily. Okay, what are the options? I could scan the metal chunk, scan the life-for, or scan my surroundings for a weapon. Until I can think of any other options, I'll have no choice but to do one of those three actions. Do I have the time to do all three?