Sea of Stars - IC

[Destro_Yersul]

"Magos Zurin's group is set up just past the third patrol marker. If you need to talk with the Mechanicus, they're probably the closest anyways," said Commander Tam. "We're going to check in with them when we pass by."

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For the transit back to the Manticore's Sting, Macharius' Aquila was accompanied by a sleek black gun cutter, its hull bearing no markings to give it away as an Inquisitor's vehicle. One the front, just under the nose, were a pair of autocannon muzzles. The stubby wings bore no obvious weaponry, but Felidae spotted a pair of hatches on the underside that looked like they might conceal deployable guns. The rear hatch slid smoothly open on oiled hydraulics, and the occupants filed out. There were four men in matte black carapace armour, each armed with an Angelus battle halberd and carrying a holstered bolt pistol as a sidearm. Their faces were hidden behind glossy black face plates. Kohl stepped down behind them, a stack of dataslates and parchment tubes tucked under his arms, neck craned up to look around at the landing bay. With him was a woman in the red robes of a Mechanicus adept, who carried a staff topped with the cogwheel emblem of her order. She walked slowly, humming softly along to a tune only she could hear, and broke with the rest at the bottom of the ramp to tend to the needs of the ship. She trailed a mechadendrite behind her, which twitched and clicked in time with her humming. Mathius, still wearing his finely-wrought power armour, disembarked last, leaving the pilot inside.

Once a suitable space was located for the Inquisitor to conduct interviews, they began the process of tracking down the men they'd taken from the Terminus. There weren't many compared to the broader population, but there were still plenty, and the Inquisitor wanted to see all of them. As the interviews proceeded, the Sting pulled away from the Navy ships, and their small battlegroup once again set sail, heading for the warp jump point to the next marker.

Spoiler: Anika and Felidae

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Anika took a seat in the corner of the room, which had been outfitted with a desk and three chairs. A big one, specially chosen to support the extra weight of power armour, was used by Mathius. Kohl sat at his right hand, tapping away on his dataslates. Every crewman was asked the same set of questions, with the scribe dutifully recording their answers.

"Did you ever see the Emperor? What do you remember of him?"

"Tell me about the primarchs."

"Did you enjoy serving in the Navy?" The first time he asked this question, the crewman nervously corrected him, saying that back then it had all been the Imperial Army, and the Navy was only formed after the Heresy. The Terminus had been given the new Navy markings, but many of the men on her remembered her as an Army vessel. Kohl made a note, and the question was amended for every crew member afterwards.

"Describe the Imperium. How did you see Xenos races? How does this match up with the Imperium of today?"

"Do you recall any sort of technological knowledge? Anything you notice that we no longer have, that used to be widespread?"

"What do you know about the traitor legions?"

"How are you adjusting to your new life?"

"Did you venerate the Emperor as the God of Mankind?"

"Do you believe there is anything worth learning from Xenos?"

Spoiler: OOC

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Both of you, roll scrutiny. Anika gets +10 on her test, since she's sitting in on all the interviews. Felidae needs to answer the questions.