He put his hands on the keyboard, but didn't bother typing - just reached out with his power, because despite his impressive average WPM, he could think a lot faster than he could get into this system the normal way.
"Ugh. Okay, they really did a number. There's a fair amount of physical damage to the generators, but there's...something in the code that doesn't belong there, I think that's why the diagnostics are slow. I should be able to untangle that but it might take a -"
He was cut off by a sound and a flash, as a bolt of laser fire embedded itself in the console a short distance from where he was working. His reflexes took over, and he sprang up from his seat and vaulted over the console to land in a crouch behind it. "Awesome, just what we needed."
What now? Okay. The door was narrow, and the console was enough distance back that a frontal charge on whoever was in the hall was probably going to meet a very premature end. They could call in some backup, get them in a pincer, but that would take time. He looked up at the ceiling, frowning. The ducts? Maybe?
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"Ugh. Okay, they really did a number. There's a fair amount of physical damage to the generators, but there's...something in the code that doesn't belong there, I think that's why the diagnostics are slow. I should be able to untangle that but it might take a -"
He was cut off by a sound and a flash, as a bolt of laser fire embedded itself in the console a short distance from where he was working. His reflexes took over, and he sprang up from his seat and vaulted over the console to land in a crouch behind it. "Awesome, just what we needed."
What now? Okay. The door was narrow, and the console was enough distance back that a frontal charge on whoever was in the hall was probably going to meet a very premature end. They could call in some backup, get them in a pincer, but that would take time. He looked up at the ceiling, frowning. The ducts? Maybe?